Some Humor and Some Fodder on the French, Razors, Rollerblades, More

If you want to read some funny comments and real observation (including why we need to be careful and caring when on skates), check out this little piece observing life in heaven, or hell, depending whether you love the little wheels. We need not be a nuisance of course, and plenty of other wheeled and non-wheeled folk are, but remember, we are a minority and thus often must meet a higher standard, or at least it helps if we do! As for the scooters (which I notice in parks parents are less likely to make kids wear a helmet when using!)....

Yet the French seem to have an ache in their hearts for those three pieces of soldered metal and two PVC wheels. I've seen a family (mother, father and daughter) holding hands and scooting down the street...All of these examples, to me, point to civilization's sure insanity and general malaise. 

And regarding inline skaters, we inline skaters don't even agree on how we "should" look or act or dress or for that matter, skate! We say or think of those fashion conscious so desperate to replicate hipsters... "Oh boy she's really reccing it! Ooh my hair I could simply not wear a helmet! Ooh my tunes I don't care to hear traffic or the yelps of those I fly by without warning! See my groove? Ain't I cute?" As the writer puts it...

Most people, as a result, roll slower down an uneven sidewalk than they would normally walk, with both arms out to the side for balance.… And then there are the others...the folks who pretend their commute to be life or death while leaning into every turn and aggressively stopping at “do not cross” signs. They usually pant louder than is necessary and wear rip-away Adidas pants.

Ha! I was so ready for him to say "not stopping at do not cross signs!" But yes, it's true, those who can really stop dramatically like to create that drama for all to see..."Hey wai...Oh i though...Nevermi..."

Oh and check out the tiddy bear and the island of misfit toys. 

Les Razors, les Rollerbaldes et les Tiddy Bears ... Mon dieu! - Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun -

Les Razors, les Rollerbaldes et les Tiddy Bears ... Mon dieu! Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun, NY - Feb 12, 2009 First, it seems that in the interim period during which Rollerblades were heinously mocked, most people have forgotten the tricky dance of coordination ...

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